Silhouette in diamonds
Subtitle: the life of Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Harper
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918
Description: Ross goes beyond the legends of Bertha's jewels, clothes, and lavish entertaining to bring to light astonishing facts about the woman herself. Married to Potter Palmer, the millionaire real estate operator who built the Palmer House and helped to develop Chicago in its early days, her drive, ambition and skill sped the restoration of the shattered city after the Chicago fire of 1871.